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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL17 8PPDean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Primary

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

Primary

County Durham · Ferryhill · DL17 8PP www.deanbank.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
169
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 22/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
-2pp
76%64%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
28%14%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
48%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
169
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
73%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Dean Bank, Ferryhill, DL17 8PP
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%4%60%16%60%8%56%16%68%48%100.099.0101.018%169
2023/2454%0%69%19%62%0%69%15%65%65%103.0102.0103.027%186
2022/2376%19%81%48%81%19%81%57%76%81%109.0109.0111.0+1.60+1.00+4.3026%193
2018/1972%28%76%36%84%28%92%40%84%92%105.0108.0112.0+1.60+2.80+3.7021%178
2017/1858%5%74%11%79%26%63%16%79%84%104.0103.0105.0+3.40+5.10+3.0014%182
2016/1757%9%70%13%83%17%65%17%83%83%104.0102.0107.0+1.10+3.20+1.3011%194

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516918.818%15%73%7%22%
2023/2418617.327%11%75%8%33%
2022/2319319.226%4%82%10%34%
2021/2216715.923%2%79%8%32%
2020/2117718.025%5%70%
2018/1917817.221%4%69%5%15%
2017/1818216.514%8%66%6%24%
2016/1719418.411%4%64%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.